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Britain’s Choice Is Socialism or Barbarism
Dec 4, 2019 In the Dec. 12 general election, the U.K. must decide between a humane future or an ethnonationalist lurch toward the right.Minsky, Alan
Jul 18, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party Is a Beacon in These Blighted Times
Jun 3, 2017 The party’s strong campaign in this Thursday's election—and the leadership under Corbyn—suggest positive developments that range beyond the U.K.’s borders.
As French Election Nears, a Bernie Sanders-Style Candidate Rises in the Polls
Apr 12, 2017 The threat of proto-fascist Marine Le Pen continuing the trend started by Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory is tempered by the possibility that a socialist—Jean-Luc Melenchon -- could prevail. The threat of proto-fascist Marine Le Pen continuing the trend started by Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory is tempered by the possibility that a socialist—Jean-Luc Melenchon—could prevail.
A Party of Lemmings Led by a Zombie: Why We Need to Keep Bernie Sanders’ Vision Alive
Aug 1, 2016 Truthdig contributor and KPFK Program Director Alan Minsky argues that Democratic Party loyalists who are following Hillary Clinton’s lead are doing so at their peril.
Why Donald Trump Could Be the Next President of the United States
Jul 23, 2016 The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization It’s in a Democratic Party that "successfully" suffocated responsible answers to the crises consuming our world The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization.